Several dead, injured as multiple quakes jolt port city in southern Iran

At least five people lost their lives when a large magnitude-6.1 earthquake jolted a Persian Gulf port city in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan, followed by two later strong quakes of up to 6.3 magnitude.

One fatality in quake on Iran’s Kish Island

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake has rocked the Iranian island of Kish. The earthquake has so far left one person dead and dozens more injured.

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolts southern Iran

Iran’s southern Hormogzan Province has been jolted by an earthquake with a 5.6 magnitude, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

Firefighters put out blaze in northern Tehran mall

Firefighters on Monday rescued 30 people from a fire that engulfed several stories of a huge mall in Shahrake Qods district in northwestern Tehran.

Huge fire engulfs upper floors of luxurious mall in Tehran’s north

Firefighters are trying to contain a blaze that has engulfed the upper floors of a huge mall in Tehran's Shahrake Qods district.

Army’s F-14 fighter jet crashes in central Iran, causes no fatalities

An F-14 fighter jet operated by the Iranian Army has crashed in the central province of Isfahan, causing no fatalities.

Iran Judiciary blames builders’ negligence for Metrolpol Building collapse

Iran’s General Prosecutor says the negligence of the builders of Metropol Building in the country’s south is mainly to blame for the deadly collapse of the edifice.

Child dies as vandals damage ambulance in Tehran

A two-year-old girl has reportedly died of a heart attack after unknown assailants on a congested street in the Iranian capital damaged the ambulance of paramedics who were racing against time to save the child’s life.

8 die at birthday party blast near Tehran

Eight people lost their lives in an explosion at a birthday party in the suburbs of the Iranian capital Tehran on Tuesday evening.

Iran: Negligence by truck driver blamed for gas leak in Fars Province incident

The director general of the Crisis Control Department in Iran’s Fars Province has blamed Negligence by a truck driver for the gas leak that injured dozens of people in a factory in the province.

Scores injured after inhaling toxic gases released in blast in southern Iran

An explosion has released toxic gases at a sodium carbonate factory in southetn Iran, poisoning 112 people. The incident happened in Fars Province.

Official: 18,000 Iranians die each year in car accidents

The head of Iran’s Emergency Organization has said nearly 18,000 people die in car accidents in the country each year.

Second accident in site of train derailment in eastern Iran

A video has gone viral in Iran in which a train that derailed several days ago in the country’s east caused a second accident.

Iran train accident victims mourned

A funeral procession was held on Friday in the Iranian city of Yazd for the victims of a train accident that left at least 22 people dead and dozens more wounded.

Iranian minister says cause of train accident yet to be established

Iran’s interior minister has said there are a range of possibilities that could have caused Wednesday deadly train accident in the country’s northeast.

Day of mourning declared in Iran’s Yazd Province over rail accident

Iran’s government has declared Thursday a public day of mourning in the province of Yazd over a deadly rail accident that killed a number of people.

Iran building collapse death toll rises to 43

After strenuous efforts by the rescue teams, more bodies have been recovered from the rubble of the building that collapsed in the southwestern Iranian city of Abadan two weeks ago, raising the death toll to 43, the governor of the city said.

At least 21 killed in Iran train derailment

A deadly rail accident in Iran’s South Khorasan Province has killed at least 21 people and injured scores of others.

Strong winds rio through Tehran

A crisis control and prevention official, citing reports, said two of the injured received outpatient treatment and four were hospitalized.

14 suspects arrested over Iran building collapse case

The Iranian judiciary spokesman says 14 people have been arrested in connection with a building collapse in the southwestern Iranian city of Abadan.

Burglars damage bank deposit boxes in Iran

In a rare incident, dozens of safe deposit boxes in one of Iran’s Bank Melli branches in the capital have been damaged by bandits, a statement by the bank confirmed earlier reports.

Iran building collapse death toll mounts to 41

Three more bodies were pulled out from under the rubble in a building collapse in the southwestern Iranian city of Abadan and the death toll from the tragic event rose to 41, an official confirmed on Monday.

Iran Judiciary denies Khuzestan ex-gov. among people blamed for building collapse

Iran’s Judiciary has rejected media reports that the former governor of Khuzestan Province who has travelled to the UAE was among people at fault for the recent building collapse in the southern city of Abadan.

Report: Former governor of Khuzestan Province leaves Iran

The former governor of Iran’s Khuzestan Province, said to be a supporter of the owner of Metropol Building that has recently collapsed in the city of Abadan, has reportedly left the country.

Death toll in Iran building collapse rises to 41

The governor of the Iranian city of Abadan says two more bodies have been retrived from the rubble of Metropol Building pushing the number of confirmed deaths in the building collapse to 41.

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